Example sentences of "longer than [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore when food is in short supply , a ruminant can last longer than a non-ruminant because it can extract more energy out of the same food . |
| 2 | Sir , If you please to send me a scarlet Cardinal [ a short red cloak ] , and let it be full yard long , and rather longer than a yard long , and let it be full , for it be for a large Woman , they tell me I may have a long one , and a handsome one , for 11s but I shou 'd not be willing to give more than 12s , but if you have any as long as that , either duffil or cloth , if it is cheaper , I shou 'd like it as well as , for I am not to give but 12s for it . |
| 3 | For the ones that manage to survive very few live longer than a year ad so the bird trade is perpetuated by owners buying a replacement bird . |
| 4 | IF Mr Deaves can not sell his mansion , he could qualify for state handouts for even longer than a year . |
| 5 | Because of its large distance from the Sun Jupiter moves around its orbit rather slowly , and therefore the intervals between oppositions as seen from the Earth ( the synodic orbital period ) are only about a month longer than a year . |
| 6 | Interest is paid at maturity except for CDs lasting longer than a year , in which case interest is paid annually . |
| 7 | I could never go longer than a year before I sabotaged everything I built up . ’ |
| 8 | Mr Ryan said it was hoped to target 12 to 24 month waiting lists and eventually no one should wait longer than a year for treatment . |
| 9 | Oh it 's been out there longer than a year though . |
| 10 | But it takes a lot longer than a year to get rid of a bad reputation . |
| 11 | The piece of branch was thirty times longer than a nome . |
| 12 | Her thigh-bones , longer than a giraffe 's , |
| 13 | No longer than a fortnight , hopefully . |
| 14 | A Japanese boy could now expect to live 75 years , three years longer than a boy born in England or Wales . |
| 15 | In fact , with the advance of telecommunications , it is easy to stay longer than a weekend and work from Bendinat . |
| 16 | Woosnam should further have improved his score at the 17th but putted feebly one just longer than a 5ft 4in Woosie . |
| 17 | This took no longer than a couple of seconds to see and understand , a near-abstract image accompanied by a few words . |
| 18 | He has never stayed in any one place longer than a couple of years and prides himself on knowing when to go . |
| 19 | Dolly , quick-witted , did n't take longer than a second to come up with an answer , and one that did n't incriminate Joe . |
| 20 | The sound echoed longer than a cuckoo 's call . |
| 21 | When the key was turned , the stiff petals ( stiffened canvas ? card ? thin shavings of wood ? ) arched gracefully open to reveal a frilled shepherdess doll no longer than a child 's hand . |
| 22 | The FA-MAS was a compact weapon which was no longer than a man 's arm and only weighed eight pounds ; it held a magazine of twenty-five rounds and could fire automatically , on single shots or in three-round bursts . |
| 23 | I would take bus trips from the island to towns in southern Tunisia but they never lasted longer than a day . |
| 24 | Your attack has lasted longer than a day or two , despite your self-help , or if you are having repeated attacks |
| 25 | Belinda 's heart thudded at the sound of his name , and it seemed like much longer than a day since she had last seen him . |
| 26 | ‘ We usually stay longer than a day , Felipe , ’ she murmured , her eyes on the hands that soothed Maggie 's shoulders . |
| 27 | We , in our turn , live 70 times longer than the smallest mammal , the shrew , and 1200 times longer than a fly . |
| 28 | The Assembly on the other hand met only four times in each prytany ( tenth part of the year , i.e. a bit longer than a month ) ; extra meetings could no doubt be called ( though the word usually taken to refer to such meetings , sunkletos , may just mean a meeting called at short notice ) . |
| 29 | He was delighted to receive a good price for me , especially as he felt sure I would not live longer than a month . |
| 30 | ‘ Well ’ , came the reply from Adam , ‘ he said that if you stayed longer than a week he 'd hit the roof ! ’ |